✅ Tickets from $360 Includes a complimentary DEI session with Track C Consulting
✅ Early bird sale ends 31st May
✅Your ticket includes: a full six-hour forum with 10+ expert speakers, morning tea, lunch and all-day beverages, four practical AI governance frameworks you can apply immediately, a peer network of Australia's leading DEI consultants, government delegates, health planners and researchers, and a unique youth panel perspective you won't find at any other AI event this year. Every booking fee goes directly to charity.
RESERVE YOUR SEATThis thoughtfully curated event will explore the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and its far-reaching impact across key sectors, including health, education, employment, media & communications and, the arts.
Taking an intersectional approach, we will critically examine AI systems through the lenses of bias, power, equity, and ethics.
The program features leading subject-matter experts, including Dr Ruwangi Fernando, Dr Karen Sutherland (SFHEA), Dr Nici Sweaney, Eva Hussain JP, Tim Walshe, Danai Harawa, and Dr Manasi Murthy Mittinty (née Gaikwad), followed by a very special all-youth panel with Ramani Soudarsanam, Akoi Chol, Ikram Mahamed, Sarah Ivey, and Jed Castle.
As organisations and businesses increasingly adopt AI technologies, the potential benefits are significant when these tools are developed and deployed ethically. However, critical questions remain about how humans can meaningfully shape AI’s evolution to ensure it is equitable, responsible, and just.
Where: Geelong Library & Heritage Centre
When: 17th July 2026
Dr Ruwangi Fernando is a pioneering AI innovator, technology leader, and industry advocate, dedicated to advancing ethical AI, eliminating bias in recruitment, and creating inclusive workforce solutions.
Dr Nici Sweaney is the Founder and CEO of AI Her Way and a recognised global authority on ethical AI and future-focused leadership. As a Senior Fellow at the AI for Developing Countries Forum, she helps organisations and changemakers adopt AI responsibly while advancing gender equity and social impact.
Dr. Karen Sutherland is a multi-award winning educator and author from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. As a Certified AI Consultant and Director of Dharana Digital Marketing Agency, Dr Sutherland specialises in using AI for strategic marketing and communication.
✅ Tickets from $360 Includes a complimentary DEI session with Track C Consulting
✅ Early bird sale ends 31st May
• Decode AI’s real-world impact
• Challenge bias and champion equity
• Shape a responsible, human-centred AI future
You’re leading an organisation navigating AI adoption and you’re not sure if you’re getting it right
You lead or advise a not-for-profit and you need practical frameworks, not just theory
AI is increasingly being adopted by organisations and businesses. When developed and used ethically, it offers powerful opportunities for innovation and positive change.
However, important questions remain:
How do we address bias in AI systems?
Who holds power in shaping AI technologies?
How do we ensure AI is equitable, responsible and just?
What role do humans play in guiding its future?
Join us for critical conversations about shaping AI in ways that benefit everyone.
Tickets from $360 Includes a complimentary DEI session with Track C Consulting
Early bird sale ends 31st May
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